Introduction This investigative study targets to inspect the impact of five traits of personality... more Introduction This investigative study targets to inspect the impact of five traits of personality on individual effectiveness in Pakistani healthcare sector. There are five personality traits which comprise of “conscientiousness, neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience and agreeableness”. The moderating role of Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) between traits of personality and individual effectiveness has been investigated in this study. The healthcare industry is a conglomeration and joining of areas inside the economic framework that gives goods and services for the treatment of patients with healing, protective, amendatory and remedying consideration. Hospitals assume an extremely critical part in the medical services design of a country. The area of therapeutic services is engaging to expand ability, superiority of care and patients' encounters(Butt, Nawab, & Zahid, 2016), so strong commitment and seriousness is needed to do this duty(Wachter, 2010). Due to the mi...
Object recognition is the technique of specifying the location of various objects in images or vi... more Object recognition is the technique of specifying the location of various objects in images or videos. There exist numerous algorithms for the recognition of objects such as R-CNN, Fast R-CNN, Faster R-CNN, HOG, R-FCN, SSD, SSP-net, SVM, CNN, YOLO, etc., based on the techniques of machine learning and deep learning. Although these models have been employed for various types of object detection applications, however, tiny object detection faces the challenge of low precision. It is essential to develop a lightweight and robust model for object detection that can detect tiny objects with high precision. In this study, we suggest an enhanced YOLOv2 (You Only Look Once version 2) algorithm for object detection, i.e., vehicle detection and recognition in surveillance videos. We modified the base network of the YOLOv2 by reducing the number of parameters and replacing it with DenseNet. We employed the DenseNet-201 technique for feature extraction in our improved model that extracts the mo...
Abstract: This study examines that leadership skills such as Technical skills, Conceptual skills,... more Abstract: This study examines that leadership skills such as Technical skills, Conceptual skills, Interpersonal skills, Emotional Intelligence and Social intelligence have an impact on increasing the productivity of employees in Pakistan. With different other concepts, better skills of leaders can increase the productivity of employees. Skilled and dedicated leadership can set good values. Learning and mastering a variety of abilities facilitate leaders to spread and establish high standards in the organizations. In this study, questionnaire was developed and distributed to different people working in Pakistani organizations. Data analysis was done through SPSS. The results were astonishing and all the variables have positive impact on productivity of employees working in Pakistan through leadership skills.
Over the past several years, global project management teams have been facing dynamic challenges ... more Over the past several years, global project management teams have been facing dynamic challenges that continue to grow exponentially with the increasing number of complexities associated with the undertaken tasks. The ever-evolving organizational challenges demand project managers to adapt novel management practices to accomplish organizational goals rather than following traditional management practices. Considering which, the current study aims to explain the effect of agile management practices upon project performance directly as well as while being mediated through project complexity. Furthermore, the aforementioned mediatory relationship is evaluated in terms of the moderating effect of leadership competencies. The current study utilized the survey approach to collect the data from registered I.T firms deployed in the potential metropolitans of each province of Pakistan including, Peshawar, Islamabad, Lahore, Sialkot, Faisalabad, Hyderabad, Sukkur, and Karachi. A total of 176 ...
In this paper, the results of survey, conducted to study the self-serving bias in the teams worki... more In this paper, the results of survey, conducted to study the self-serving bias in the teams working on the different software projects in the Pakistan software houses, are reported. The survey was conducted through questionnaires and interviews among multiple software houses in the Pakistan to study the gap between a person’s own perception about his performance towards the project andthe perception of the others towards his contribution. According to the results it is clear that there is statistically a huge difference between a person’s own perception about his contribution and the contribution that was perceived by his team matesand this gap can act as a source of conflict or other psychological problems among the teammates and in the long run, these problem act as a hindrance towards achievements of the team goals. This paper highlights this difference and its implications for the proper working of
In the modern computational world spyware became evident whether its personal computers or busine... more In the modern computational world spyware became evident whether its personal computers or business units. Intention of this research paper is to do critical analysis of spy -wares and techniques used by anti spy-wares. From this paper a user can easily understand what is spyware and how it effect the user system. From this paper the user will also identify “how it works?”. This paper will also show the user how to compare the best tool and where to find the anti spyware? INTRODUCTION A spy-ware is a software through which the people steal personal information of the user without his knowledge [15]. Some Internet technologies and delivery methods to the third person are known collectively as spyware. Many of spywares are legal, free and can inflict havoc on the best-laid technology programs and plans. It is hard to define what is spyware, what does it do, and how can user prevent it from affecting his educational and organization’s operations? In general term spyware describes a col...
ATM and frame relay technologies are used in collaboration with each other, Network designer can ... more ATM and frame relay technologies are used in collaboration with each other, Network designer can easily make choice from this study, network choice depends upon availability of the network related equipments, in case of upgrading developer should think about the possibilities of enhancements in the network. Network choice also depends on the financial considerations. In this research paper researcher has done the comparative analysis of technologies and protocols of Frame Relay and ATM Networks on the basis of their application, all communication methods presented in this research paper are listed regarding their frames. Therefore survey offers two broad concepts of networking; hence after comparison reliable method could be choose for WAN communication.
This paper examines different motivational factors which can used to increase the motivation of e... more This paper examines different motivational factors which can used to increase the motivation of employees working in software industry. With different other concepts, better skills of leaders can increase the productivity of employees. Skilled and dedicated leadership can set good values. Learning and mastering a variety of abilities facilitate leaders to spread and establish high standards in the organizations. In this research, questionnaire was developed and distributed to different people working in software industry. Data analysis was done through SPSS. The results were astonishing and all the variables have positive impact on motivation of employees working in software industry
This paper examines that Financial barrier, Technical barrier; Time barrier, Psychological barrie... more This paper examines that Financial barrier, Technical barrier; Time barrier, Psychological barrier, Social barrier, Legal barrier, organizational barrier and Change process have an impact on low implementation of Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) in Pakistan. With different other concepts, removing these barriers will definitely increase implementation rate of EMRs in Pakistan. Skilled and dedicated leadership can set good values. Government of Pakistan should come forward to remove these barriers and could establish good high standards in health. In this research, questionnaire was developed and distributed to different people working in Pakistan. Data analysis was done through SPSS. The results were astonishing and all the variables have positive impact on low implementation of EMRS in Pakistan.
This paper examines that promotional tools such as TV advertisement, Print Media, Billboards and ... more This paper examines that promotional tools such as TV advertisement, Print Media, Billboards and LCD’s create boosting impact on short-term sales. Advertisement is primarily used to attract new customers and increase purchases by existing consumers. Publicity and advertising straightforwardly have an effect on the power of loyalty a buyer has for its beloved product. Therefore, if the preferred brand puts together a strong advertisement companion, the devotion of the customer will definitely increase but on the other side if the competitor brand also goes on advertising, the loyalty may decrease. Results are positively associated and have a strong relationship of promotional tools on sales growth under occasional study of advertisement campaign by Olpers milk Pakistan in the month of Ramadan.
This research seeks to harmonize and expand previous research by using a multidisciplinary method... more This research seeks to harmonize and expand previous research by using a multidisciplinary method to explain the moderating role of change management in the relationship between organizational factors and individual effectiveness of doctors working in Pakistan. The organizational factors which are taken in this study are top management support, training and development, organizational communication and IT competency. The study presents a quantitative analysis of data acquired from 503 doctors serving in 13 hospitals. The outcome of the research shows that organizational factors affect the individual effectiveness of doctors. Two out of four organizational factors (training and development and organizational communication) have an impact on the effectiveness of doctors. The regression analysis confirms a moderating role of change management in determining effectiveness of doctors. The research findings are significant and have applications in relevant field and recommends hospital ad...
Abstract Current study mainly focuses at development of quantitative forecasting model that can d... more Abstract Current study mainly focuses at development of quantitative forecasting model that can determine future performance of Pakistani mutual funds at investment policy level. For this purpose stochastic simulation technique proposed by Cuddington and Khindanova, (2011) was considered, which is mainly based upon Monte Carlo simulation method, resulting in means and variances of the observed funds of respective scenarios at future dates with accuracy. The combine effects of proposed scenarios have led us to conclude that existence of momentum effect for all mutual funds categories with exception of ‘Others fund’. This study facilitates the timely need for assessing the mutual funds classes by proposing an investment policy level to ‘Mutual Fund Association of Pakistan’ MUFAP and fund managers alike.
Abstract Cloud service evaluation and selection has emerged as a significant challenge for consum... more Abstract Cloud service evaluation and selection has emerged as a significant challenge for consumers and organizational decision makers due to the proliferation and exponential growth of cloud services over the internet. The plethora of cloud service providers (CSPs) with a range of functionally similar public cloud services, makes it difficult for the service consumers to select the appropriate and optimal cloud services. Several evaluation models have been proposed in the past few years. However, existing literature lacks a systematic procedure aggregating the user feedback and real-world performance assessment data, while incorporating the uncertainty involved in the subjective human preferences. In addition, existing literature reports constrained evaluation criteria while neglecting several decisive factors. In this study, we formulate this problem as a Multi-Criteria Decision making (MCDM) problem and develop an integrated decision model based on Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) and Weighted Aggregated Sum-Product Assessment (WASPAS) methods. A comprehensive and multi-dimensional hierarchical model is structured which comprises of 9 primary and 30 secondary evaluation factors. Relative weight assessment of the primary and secondary evaluation factors, is performed through FAHP with extent analysis and WASPAS is used to rank the candidate cloud services. A case study on six real-world Public cloud services is performed to demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed model. Finally, the robustness of the proposed model is validated through sensitivity analysis.
Introduction This investigative study targets to inspect the impact of five traits of personality... more Introduction This investigative study targets to inspect the impact of five traits of personality on individual effectiveness in Pakistani healthcare sector. There are five personality traits which comprise of “conscientiousness, neuroticism, extraversion, openness to experience and agreeableness”. The moderating role of Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) between traits of personality and individual effectiveness has been investigated in this study. The healthcare industry is a conglomeration and joining of areas inside the economic framework that gives goods and services for the treatment of patients with healing, protective, amendatory and remedying consideration. Hospitals assume an extremely critical part in the medical services design of a country. The area of therapeutic services is engaging to expand ability, superiority of care and patients' encounters(Butt, Nawab, & Zahid, 2016), so strong commitment and seriousness is needed to do this duty(Wachter, 2010). Due to the mi...
Object recognition is the technique of specifying the location of various objects in images or vi... more Object recognition is the technique of specifying the location of various objects in images or videos. There exist numerous algorithms for the recognition of objects such as R-CNN, Fast R-CNN, Faster R-CNN, HOG, R-FCN, SSD, SSP-net, SVM, CNN, YOLO, etc., based on the techniques of machine learning and deep learning. Although these models have been employed for various types of object detection applications, however, tiny object detection faces the challenge of low precision. It is essential to develop a lightweight and robust model for object detection that can detect tiny objects with high precision. In this study, we suggest an enhanced YOLOv2 (You Only Look Once version 2) algorithm for object detection, i.e., vehicle detection and recognition in surveillance videos. We modified the base network of the YOLOv2 by reducing the number of parameters and replacing it with DenseNet. We employed the DenseNet-201 technique for feature extraction in our improved model that extracts the mo...
Abstract: This study examines that leadership skills such as Technical skills, Conceptual skills,... more Abstract: This study examines that leadership skills such as Technical skills, Conceptual skills, Interpersonal skills, Emotional Intelligence and Social intelligence have an impact on increasing the productivity of employees in Pakistan. With different other concepts, better skills of leaders can increase the productivity of employees. Skilled and dedicated leadership can set good values. Learning and mastering a variety of abilities facilitate leaders to spread and establish high standards in the organizations. In this study, questionnaire was developed and distributed to different people working in Pakistani organizations. Data analysis was done through SPSS. The results were astonishing and all the variables have positive impact on productivity of employees working in Pakistan through leadership skills.
Over the past several years, global project management teams have been facing dynamic challenges ... more Over the past several years, global project management teams have been facing dynamic challenges that continue to grow exponentially with the increasing number of complexities associated with the undertaken tasks. The ever-evolving organizational challenges demand project managers to adapt novel management practices to accomplish organizational goals rather than following traditional management practices. Considering which, the current study aims to explain the effect of agile management practices upon project performance directly as well as while being mediated through project complexity. Furthermore, the aforementioned mediatory relationship is evaluated in terms of the moderating effect of leadership competencies. The current study utilized the survey approach to collect the data from registered I.T firms deployed in the potential metropolitans of each province of Pakistan including, Peshawar, Islamabad, Lahore, Sialkot, Faisalabad, Hyderabad, Sukkur, and Karachi. A total of 176 ...
In this paper, the results of survey, conducted to study the self-serving bias in the teams worki... more In this paper, the results of survey, conducted to study the self-serving bias in the teams working on the different software projects in the Pakistan software houses, are reported. The survey was conducted through questionnaires and interviews among multiple software houses in the Pakistan to study the gap between a person’s own perception about his performance towards the project andthe perception of the others towards his contribution. According to the results it is clear that there is statistically a huge difference between a person’s own perception about his contribution and the contribution that was perceived by his team matesand this gap can act as a source of conflict or other psychological problems among the teammates and in the long run, these problem act as a hindrance towards achievements of the team goals. This paper highlights this difference and its implications for the proper working of
In the modern computational world spyware became evident whether its personal computers or busine... more In the modern computational world spyware became evident whether its personal computers or business units. Intention of this research paper is to do critical analysis of spy -wares and techniques used by anti spy-wares. From this paper a user can easily understand what is spyware and how it effect the user system. From this paper the user will also identify “how it works?”. This paper will also show the user how to compare the best tool and where to find the anti spyware? INTRODUCTION A spy-ware is a software through which the people steal personal information of the user without his knowledge [15]. Some Internet technologies and delivery methods to the third person are known collectively as spyware. Many of spywares are legal, free and can inflict havoc on the best-laid technology programs and plans. It is hard to define what is spyware, what does it do, and how can user prevent it from affecting his educational and organization’s operations? In general term spyware describes a col...
ATM and frame relay technologies are used in collaboration with each other, Network designer can ... more ATM and frame relay technologies are used in collaboration with each other, Network designer can easily make choice from this study, network choice depends upon availability of the network related equipments, in case of upgrading developer should think about the possibilities of enhancements in the network. Network choice also depends on the financial considerations. In this research paper researcher has done the comparative analysis of technologies and protocols of Frame Relay and ATM Networks on the basis of their application, all communication methods presented in this research paper are listed regarding their frames. Therefore survey offers two broad concepts of networking; hence after comparison reliable method could be choose for WAN communication.
This paper examines different motivational factors which can used to increase the motivation of e... more This paper examines different motivational factors which can used to increase the motivation of employees working in software industry. With different other concepts, better skills of leaders can increase the productivity of employees. Skilled and dedicated leadership can set good values. Learning and mastering a variety of abilities facilitate leaders to spread and establish high standards in the organizations. In this research, questionnaire was developed and distributed to different people working in software industry. Data analysis was done through SPSS. The results were astonishing and all the variables have positive impact on motivation of employees working in software industry
This paper examines that Financial barrier, Technical barrier; Time barrier, Psychological barrie... more This paper examines that Financial barrier, Technical barrier; Time barrier, Psychological barrier, Social barrier, Legal barrier, organizational barrier and Change process have an impact on low implementation of Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) in Pakistan. With different other concepts, removing these barriers will definitely increase implementation rate of EMRs in Pakistan. Skilled and dedicated leadership can set good values. Government of Pakistan should come forward to remove these barriers and could establish good high standards in health. In this research, questionnaire was developed and distributed to different people working in Pakistan. Data analysis was done through SPSS. The results were astonishing and all the variables have positive impact on low implementation of EMRS in Pakistan.
This paper examines that promotional tools such as TV advertisement, Print Media, Billboards and ... more This paper examines that promotional tools such as TV advertisement, Print Media, Billboards and LCD’s create boosting impact on short-term sales. Advertisement is primarily used to attract new customers and increase purchases by existing consumers. Publicity and advertising straightforwardly have an effect on the power of loyalty a buyer has for its beloved product. Therefore, if the preferred brand puts together a strong advertisement companion, the devotion of the customer will definitely increase but on the other side if the competitor brand also goes on advertising, the loyalty may decrease. Results are positively associated and have a strong relationship of promotional tools on sales growth under occasional study of advertisement campaign by Olpers milk Pakistan in the month of Ramadan.
This research seeks to harmonize and expand previous research by using a multidisciplinary method... more This research seeks to harmonize and expand previous research by using a multidisciplinary method to explain the moderating role of change management in the relationship between organizational factors and individual effectiveness of doctors working in Pakistan. The organizational factors which are taken in this study are top management support, training and development, organizational communication and IT competency. The study presents a quantitative analysis of data acquired from 503 doctors serving in 13 hospitals. The outcome of the research shows that organizational factors affect the individual effectiveness of doctors. Two out of four organizational factors (training and development and organizational communication) have an impact on the effectiveness of doctors. The regression analysis confirms a moderating role of change management in determining effectiveness of doctors. The research findings are significant and have applications in relevant field and recommends hospital ad...
Abstract Current study mainly focuses at development of quantitative forecasting model that can d... more Abstract Current study mainly focuses at development of quantitative forecasting model that can determine future performance of Pakistani mutual funds at investment policy level. For this purpose stochastic simulation technique proposed by Cuddington and Khindanova, (2011) was considered, which is mainly based upon Monte Carlo simulation method, resulting in means and variances of the observed funds of respective scenarios at future dates with accuracy. The combine effects of proposed scenarios have led us to conclude that existence of momentum effect for all mutual funds categories with exception of ‘Others fund’. This study facilitates the timely need for assessing the mutual funds classes by proposing an investment policy level to ‘Mutual Fund Association of Pakistan’ MUFAP and fund managers alike.
Abstract Cloud service evaluation and selection has emerged as a significant challenge for consum... more Abstract Cloud service evaluation and selection has emerged as a significant challenge for consumers and organizational decision makers due to the proliferation and exponential growth of cloud services over the internet. The plethora of cloud service providers (CSPs) with a range of functionally similar public cloud services, makes it difficult for the service consumers to select the appropriate and optimal cloud services. Several evaluation models have been proposed in the past few years. However, existing literature lacks a systematic procedure aggregating the user feedback and real-world performance assessment data, while incorporating the uncertainty involved in the subjective human preferences. In addition, existing literature reports constrained evaluation criteria while neglecting several decisive factors. In this study, we formulate this problem as a Multi-Criteria Decision making (MCDM) problem and develop an integrated decision model based on Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP) and Weighted Aggregated Sum-Product Assessment (WASPAS) methods. A comprehensive and multi-dimensional hierarchical model is structured which comprises of 9 primary and 30 secondary evaluation factors. Relative weight assessment of the primary and secondary evaluation factors, is performed through FAHP with extent analysis and WASPAS is used to rank the candidate cloud services. A case study on six real-world Public cloud services is performed to demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed model. Finally, the robustness of the proposed model is validated through sensitivity analysis.
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